Zhu Jianshen nodded in confusion. It should be said that what Zhu Qiyu said was still a bit profound for him now.
However, although His Highness the Crown Prince did not quite understand, he did not dare to refute. Looking at Liang Fang being pulled down, he was at a loss as to what to do.
"Let's go out and take a look with the emperor's uncle."
Of course, there was no need for Zhu Jianshen to make the final decision on the next matter. After dealing with this small setback, Zhu Qiyu did not ask Zhu Jianshen for his opinion again. He took his little hand and the two of them got on the carriage.
"Two gentlemen, please come up together. Today's tour is just to take a look around. There is no need to make any fanfare or be overly formal."
After receiving the special favor from the emperor, Yu Qian and Shen Yi did not pay too much attention to the red tape. After thanking them, they planned to get into the carriage.
However, as soon as the two of them moved, the chamberlain stood in front of them. Before they could react, Wynn pulled out two blue cloaks from nowhere and handed them into their hands, saying.
"My lords, please put on your clothes."
Yu Qian and Shen Yi looked at each other, then noticed the crimson robes on their bodies, and gave a wry smile. The two of them had to put on their cloaks, then took off their official hats, and handed them to the servants for safekeeping.
Then he put on an ordinary kerchief.
After everything was done, Wynn led them into the carriage.
Although this carriage looks simple, in fact, it is the emperor's ride after all. It is very spacious inside. The emperor is sitting on the soft couch in the middle, and beside him is the well-behaved Crown Prince.
Coincidentally, the emperor and the prince on the carriage also had their outer robes covered with a layer of cloaks, covering up the luxurious cloud- and dragon-shaped dark patterns on their robes.
In addition, the attire of the serving eunuchs is no different from that of ordinary servants. On the contrary, the eldest palace maid Wan Zhen'er who came to serve with His Royal Highness is wearing a brocade coat and skirt that looks a bit out of place. However, the attire of the palace maid is not good at all.
It doesn't have any characteristics, so that's no problem.
Huai En and Shu Liang were following outside the carriage, ready to be summoned at any time.
Yu Qian and Yu Qian were sitting on their knees at the bottom, with two small tables also placed in front of them, giving the impression of an ancient monarch and his ministers playing against each other.
The carriage moved smoothly towards the palace, and soon it was out of the palace.
After all, Zhu Jianshen was young. Although he had been taught etiquette, it was his first time out of the palace. Although his body was still sitting firmly, in fact, his eyes were involuntarily looking outside the curtain that was lifted from time to time on the carriage.
Since the emperor did not intend to make any public announcement, he naturally wanted to avoid public attention. Therefore, the carriage did not leave from Chengtian Gate, but bypassed Xiyuan and left the imperial city through Xi'an Gate.
It should be said that the whole journey inside Xi'an Gate was fairly orderly. After all, it still belonged to the boundaries of the Imperial City. The place where various government offices gathered together was busy and noisy, but it was not obvious that there was a big earthquake.
Influence.
There are only a few collapsed buildings here and there, and we can get a glimpse of the power of heaven and earth that caused the earth dragon to turn over last night.
However, as soon as the carriage left Xi'an Gate, the scene outside suddenly changed.
There was still noisy and bustling in the ears, but there were mostly sounds of wailing and crying. The servants nearby rolled up the curtains on the carriage, and everyone looked outside.
Under the high city wall, I saw groups of unkempt people huddled in ragged clothes, with empty eyes and sobbing sounds from time to time.
There were collapsed houses everywhere in the distance, and from time to time officers and soldiers appeared among them, seemingly searching for survivors who were trapped under the houses.
A group of government officials were running around, constantly driving nearby people into sheds built in the distance. Outside the entire city wall, there was an atmosphere of sadness and despair.
With a slight sigh, Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Jianshen's little hand and said.
"Let's go down and have a look."
So, the carriage stopped leisurely, and a noble young man dressed in brocade stepped onto the land outside the city gate.
The sky was covered with clouds, and there were faint signs of rain.
Zhu Qiyu led Zhu Jianshen, followed by two old men Yu Qian and Shen Yi, and walked forward casually, but the scene he saw made him feel sad.
In the distance are broken walls and ruins, and the collapsed houses are desolate. Nearby are the people with empty eyes.
This earthquake has displaced many people...
This was after he had made a lot of preparations in advance. If he had been unprepared like in his previous life, the situation would have been even worse than it is now.
As if sensing that the emperor was in a bad mood, Yu Qian hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"Your Majesty, time is too tight. Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division have been busy from last night to now, resettling the people affected by the disaster. However, because they have to prioritize the search and rescue of the surviving people, many arrangements have not yet been made.
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"Most of these people's houses collapsed, but they are not seriously injured and are only slightly injured. Later, when the number of disaster relief shelters built by the Ministry of Industry is enough, they will be resettled as soon as possible..."
The current scene certainly made people feel pity, but for Yu Qian, the disasters he had seen when he was in the local government were thousands of times more serious than the current ones.
In his opinion, at least most of these people have survived. As long as the court takes follow-up measures for disaster relief, it will not be difficult to survive the disaster smoothly.
Relatively speaking, Yu Qian was more afraid. Because of the scene in front of him, the emperor felt that Shuntian Mansion and other yamen were not doing enough to provide disaster relief, and blamed the people below him.
In that case, it will chill the people who are working hard to provide disaster relief.
Fortunately, the emperor was obviously not as impulsive as he feared. After hearing Yu Qian's words, Zhu Qiyu's expression became even heavier and he said.
"It is not difficult to resettle them. However, after these people experienced this disaster, I don't know how many of them lost their families and sold their children and daughters. Did Mr. Yu see their eyes?"
Yu Qian did not expect that the emperor would say such words.
He hesitated for a moment and carefully looked at the people in front of him. Then, the emperor's voice sounded in his ears again.
"Hope is lost in their eyes!"
Zhu Qiyu stopped, his eyes a little complicated.
"For these people, those collapsed houses may be their ancestral homes that have been passed down for generations. They may have the looms they just bought, or they may have grain for next year, but now, they are all gone.
, they only have one life left..."
Zhu Qiyu turned around and looked at Yu Qian and Shen Yi.
"Two gentlemen, I grew up in the palace in the early years, but later I left the palace to build a mansion, and I also saw the difficulties of rising and fighting for the common people. On weekdays, the memorials delivered to the palace always said that the sea was clear and the river was clear, and the country was peaceful and the people were safe. But I know
, in this Ming Dynasty, there are too many people, it is too difficult to live well!"
"The court's disaster relief can allow them to survive temporarily, but what happens after the disaster relief? These people who have lost all their property and property, apart from committing themselves to being slaves, I am afraid they will only become bandits."
Ah this...
Neither Yu Qian nor Shen Yi expected that the emperor would say such words.
They are not fools. It is obvious that what the emperor is talking about is not just the current disaster, but the problems that the court has always been unable to solve after previous disasters.
Refugees!
The emperor was right. The people of the Ming Dynasty were too weak in the face of natural disasters. This did not refer to people's powerlessness before the mighty power of heaven and earth, but the pressure to survive after natural disasters.
The so-called peaceful and prosperous age is actually just that the people can barely feed themselves.
A catastrophic disaster wiped out all their property. If they wanted to survive, they really had to sell themselves to others or join the mountains as bandits.
At this thought, even a person like Yu Qian couldn't help but feel sad.
If what the emperor said before is true, then this earthquake is just the beginning. Next, the difficulties that the Ming Dynasty will face will only be more and greater.
If the imperial court is like this, how much more should it be promoted to fight against the common people?
Woohoo, I have been taking a long breath to cover my tears, and I am sorry for how difficult the people's lives are!
The two of them were silent, not knowing what to say for a moment. In fact, it was not suitable to say much at this time.
The imperial court has tried its best to ensure the food rations of these disaster victims and allow them to temporarily tide over the difficulties.
If you want them to make a living on their own, the price they have to pay is dozens of times higher. This is simply not what the court can afford.
Acting forcefully will only overwhelm the imperial court!
The problem of refugees is by no means a simple one-size-fits-all problem that can be explained clearly. All aspects of the problems involved are no smaller than those of the military settlements, and even more so...
"Uncle Emperor, what is he doing..."
In the silent atmosphere, a childish voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone followed the sound and saw Zhu Jianshen blinking his eyes and pointing forward.
Looking in the direction of Zhu Jianshen's finger, he saw not far away an unkempt child with a sallow face and thin muscles. He looked to be about four or five years old. He was wearing loose clothes that didn't fit his figure. In front of him, a woman quietly
He was lying there, his coarse clothes still stained with blood, but his breath was obviously gone.
The child had a straw mark stuck in his head, and he was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, sobbing constantly. People passing by looked at the thin child from time to time, but they refused to come near, just shook their heads, and left one after another.
Far away.
Yu Qian and others sighed. Even if they were used to seeing disaster victims, they couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in their hearts at this moment.
The things they were talking about just now, such as inserting a bid and selling one's head, selling one's body to bury one's mother, have now become a reality before their eyes!
Facing Zhu Jianshen's doubts, Zhu Qiyu sighed, but he did not answer directly, but said.
"If Brother Shen wants to know, why not go and ask yourself."
So, Zhu Jianshen hesitated for a moment, broke away from Zhu Qiyu's hand, opened his short legs, and walked to the kneeling child.
"You...what are you kneeling here for?"
"Kowtow to the young master. Yesterday, the earth dragon turned over. My home was collapsed and my mother died. I beg you to be kind and give me a lot of money so that I can buy a mat and find a place for my mother.
Buried, I am willing to be a slave and a maidservant, and work as a cow and a horse for the young master for the rest of my life."
The child was sobbing on the ground, but suddenly he saw a young man in brocade clothes and leather boots standing in front of him, and he immediately began to kowtow.
The child from a poor family has long been in charge of his family. He has been here for most of the day since dawn, but no one is willing to buy him.
Because he is too young, there is no use in buying him back. He has to be raised and cannot work. At this moment, it is not easy to meet a noble man. Although he is only a child, he also knows that he has missed the opportunity and is afraid that it will be difficult again.
I met him, so he kowtowed to the ground while talking.
Originally, there was dirt outside the imperial city. After the Earth Dragon turned over, there was a lot more sand and gravel. The child knew that the opportunity was rare, so he kowtowed hard. Within a moment, his face and body were covered with dust, and his forehead was even more faint.
Blood stains oozed out.
Zhu Jianshen had lived in the palace for a long time, so he kowtowed a lot, but he had never seen such a desperate kowtow. He was a little scared for a moment and involuntarily hid in the direction of Wan Zhen'er beside him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the child who kept kowtowing suddenly hugged his leg and said:
"Young master, please do well. I can do a lot of things. I can help my mother wash clothes, and I can also cook. My mother also taught me weaving. I, I, I don't want it.
I’ve got enough money, just five hundred wen, okay?”
"Aunt Zhang said that she would give me 500 yuan for her broken coffin. As long as the young master gives me 500 yuan, I will sign a deed of sale for the young master. Moreover, I, I eat very little, only half a bowl of rice every day.
That’s all right. I can still do a lot of work and eat very little. Young Master, you won’t lose money if you buy me back. I, I can also be a bed-warming girl..."
"Little Master, I beg you, please be kind..."
The child became anxious and began to cry. It was at this time that everyone on the side realized that this child with a yellow face and thin skin was actually a little girl.
In this scene, if it were an ordinary noble child, he would definitely kick him away without hesitation.
However, Zhu Jianshen was different. He had been raised as a prince since he was a child. In addition to his embarrassing status, in order not to be caught by others, he had always been taught to be kind and generous, and to treat others with courtesy. Faced with such a situation
, some really don’t know what to do.
Wan Zhen'er, on the other hand, subconsciously moved forward to block the little girl when she rushed forward.
However, as soon as he moved, he was stopped by the chamberlain next to him. When he looked up, he found that it was the emperor's intention.
At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was quietly watching Zhu Jianshen being entangled by this child, but he had no intention of helping.
Zhu Jianshen was hugged by his legs and could not move. He felt aggrieved and anxious, and said.
"Let me go, I, I have no money..."
As he spoke, His Royal Highness the Prince finally thought of his imperial uncle, looked at Zhu Qiyu eagerly, and said in a low voice.
"Uncle Emperor, can you, can you give me five hundred, no, a lot of money, to help her?"
The word "Emperor" has the same pronunciation as "Huang". At this time, no one among the people next to them would have thought that standing in front of them was His Majesty the Emperor, the supreme emperor of the entire empire. Although they felt that this title was awkward, they did not think much about it.
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Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu raised his hand, and then two attendants stepped forward, pulled the child away, and rescued His Royal Highness.
However, without anyone holding his legs, Zhu Jianshen hesitated instead. After hesitating for a moment, he glanced at the crying little girl next to him. He still did not leave the place, but bowed uprightly.
He looked at Zhu Qiyu and said.
"Uncle Emperor, is that okay?"
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